All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a ...
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All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a wide array of findings in current empirical research. The author explores normal and pathological parenting stress, the influences of parents on their children as well as children on their parents, and the effects of biological and environmental factors. Beginning with an overview of theories of stress and coping, he goes on to describe how parenting stress is linked with problems in adult and child health (emotional problems, developmental disorders, illness); parental behaviors (warmth, harsh discipline); and factors outside the family (marital quality, work roles, cultural influences). The book concludes with a useful review of coping strategies and interventions that alleviate parenting stress.Less

Parenting Stress

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

All parents experience stress as they attempt to meet the challenges of caring for their children. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of parenting distress, drawing on a wide array of findings in current empirical research. The author explores normal and pathological parenting stress, the influences of parents on their children as well as children on their parents, and the effects of biological and environmental factors. Beginning with an overview of theories of stress and coping, he goes on to describe how parenting stress is linked with problems in adult and child health (emotional problems, developmental disorders, illness); parental behaviors (warmth, harsh discipline); and factors outside the family (marital quality, work roles, cultural influences). The book concludes with a useful review of coping strategies and interventions that alleviate parenting stress.

Parenting stress refers to a set of processes resulting in aversive psychological and physiological reactions that emerge from attempts to adapt to the demands of parenthood. This chapter discusses ...
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Parenting stress refers to a set of processes resulting in aversive psychological and physiological reactions that emerge from attempts to adapt to the demands of parenthood. This chapter discusses the nature, causes, and consequences of parenting stress. It also discusses coping mechanisms that minimize the likelihood of stress reaction. The physiology of the human stress response and development of self-regulation are also examined.Less

Hello Baby, Hello Stress : Introduction and Overview

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

Parenting stress refers to a set of processes resulting in aversive psychological and physiological reactions that emerge from attempts to adapt to the demands of parenthood. This chapter discusses the nature, causes, and consequences of parenting stress. It also discusses coping mechanisms that minimize the likelihood of stress reaction. The physiology of the human stress response and development of self-regulation are also examined.

For most parents, the transition to parenthood is joyful and exciting and a positive experience. However, this transition can also bring distress for some parents, such as teenage mothers, adult ...
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For most parents, the transition to parenthood is joyful and exciting and a positive experience. However, this transition can also bring distress for some parents, such as teenage mothers, adult victims of child abuse, or those who have difficulties in the marriage or partnership prior to the birth of the child. Signs of depression and distress in the mother or father prior to or after the birth of the child are associated with parenting stress. In this chapter, the connection between parenting stress and the health and functioning of the parent is examined. It also discusses some of the factors that may influence or influenced by stress and coping during the transition to parenthood.Less

Parenting Stress and the Parent

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

For most parents, the transition to parenthood is joyful and exciting and a positive experience. However, this transition can also bring distress for some parents, such as teenage mothers, adult victims of child abuse, or those who have difficulties in the marriage or partnership prior to the birth of the child. Signs of depression and distress in the mother or father prior to or after the birth of the child are associated with parenting stress. In this chapter, the connection between parenting stress and the health and functioning of the parent is examined. It also discusses some of the factors that may influence or influenced by stress and coping during the transition to parenthood.

This chapter discusses the ways in which parenting stress affects children's behavior and development. It provides an overview of child illness, disabilities, and disorders that are linked to ...
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This chapter discusses the ways in which parenting stress affects children's behavior and development. It provides an overview of child illness, disabilities, and disorders that are linked to parenting stress. Developmental disabilities and disorders include cognitive deficits and delays, autism, and pervasive developmental disorder. The chapter also examines some of the behavioral and emotional problems in children.Less

Parenting Stress and the Child

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

This chapter discusses the ways in which parenting stress affects children's behavior and development. It provides an overview of child illness, disabilities, and disorders that are linked to parenting stress. Developmental disabilities and disorders include cognitive deficits and delays, autism, and pervasive developmental disorder. The chapter also examines some of the behavioral and emotional problems in children.

This chapter discusses family structures and types and the similarities and differences between different family types in terms of the ways in which parenting stress affect children's development. It ...
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This chapter discusses family structures and types and the similarities and differences between different family types in terms of the ways in which parenting stress affect children's development. It also examines the links between parenting stress and culture, and explores cultural differences in child-rearing and attitudes about parenting and children's developmental outcomes.Less

Family, Culture, Community

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

This chapter discusses family structures and types and the similarities and differences between different family types in terms of the ways in which parenting stress affect children's development. It also examines the links between parenting stress and culture, and explores cultural differences in child-rearing and attitudes about parenting and children's developmental outcomes.

Adaptation and coping with parenting stress involve a number of psychological processes. This chapter evaluates the effectiveness of some coping strategies that may reduce parenting stress and ...
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Adaptation and coping with parenting stress involve a number of psychological processes. This chapter evaluates the effectiveness of some coping strategies that may reduce parenting stress and improve children's developmental outcomes. Some of these strategies include problem- and emotion-focused coping, cognitive approach strategy, and relationship-focused coping. The chapter also reviews intervention studies that promote adaptation and reduce parenting stress.Less

Coping and Intervention

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

Adaptation and coping with parenting stress involve a number of psychological processes. This chapter evaluates the effectiveness of some coping strategies that may reduce parenting stress and improve children's developmental outcomes. Some of these strategies include problem- and emotion-focused coping, cognitive approach strategy, and relationship-focused coping. The chapter also reviews intervention studies that promote adaptation and reduce parenting stress.

This chapter examines mother-infant interactions at 12 and 18 months. It shows that many deaf mothers with hearing children and hearing mothers with deaf children exhibited appropriate interactive ...
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This chapter examines mother-infant interactions at 12 and 18 months. It shows that many deaf mothers with hearing children and hearing mothers with deaf children exhibited appropriate interactive behaviors and reinforced their child's positive responses. However, the striking group differences in mean scores between the matched hearing status dyads and those for the unmatched hearing status dyads raise a flag of concern. Hearing mothers with deaf infants routinely receive support services, mandated by federal law. This research suggests that deaf mothers with hearing infants could well benefit from similar services to help them deal with the practical and the emotional challenges of parenting a child whose communicative needs and abilities differ significantly from their own.Less

Mother–Infant Interactions at 12 and 18 Months : Parenting Stress and Support

Kathryn P. Meadow-OrlansAnnie G. Steinberg

Published in print: 2004-07-01

This chapter examines mother-infant interactions at 12 and 18 months. It shows that many deaf mothers with hearing children and hearing mothers with deaf children exhibited appropriate interactive behaviors and reinforced their child's positive responses. However, the striking group differences in mean scores between the matched hearing status dyads and those for the unmatched hearing status dyads raise a flag of concern. Hearing mothers with deaf infants routinely receive support services, mandated by federal law. This research suggests that deaf mothers with hearing infants could well benefit from similar services to help them deal with the practical and the emotional challenges of parenting a child whose communicative needs and abilities differ significantly from their own.

This chapter discusses the link between parenting stress, parenting behavior, and children's developmental outcomes. It examines tests of potential causal influences based on longitudinal studies, ...
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This chapter discusses the link between parenting stress, parenting behavior, and children's developmental outcomes. It examines tests of potential causal influences based on longitudinal studies, experiments, and quasi-experimental designs.Less

Parent and Child Effects

Kirby Deater-Deckard

Published in print: 2004-08-11

This chapter discusses the link between parenting stress, parenting behavior, and children's developmental outcomes. It examines tests of potential causal influences based on longitudinal studies, experiments, and quasi-experimental designs.

This chapter reviews the effects of family variables on spoken language in the largest, longitudinal multisite study of the effects of cochlear implants on young deaf children’s development. Data ...
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This chapter reviews the effects of family variables on spoken language in the largest, longitudinal multisite study of the effects of cochlear implants on young deaf children’s development. Data published to date on 188 deaf and 97 hearing children indicate that parents report high levels of context-specific parenting stress and less sensitivity during parent–child interactions and use fewer higher-level language techniques. Children’s language was related to higher rates of behavior problems, which were associated with higher parenting stress. After implantation, children made impressive gains in spoken language, and these were directly related to maternal sensitivity and use of facilitative language techniques. Our results indicated that cochlear implantation should be accompanied by parenting interventions that increase sensitivity and use of higher-level language strategies and foster a stronger parent–child relationship.Less

Effects of Family Variables on Spoken Language in Children with Cochlear Implants

Ivette CejasAlexandra L. Quittner

Published in print: 2018-10-25

This chapter reviews the effects of family variables on spoken language in the largest, longitudinal multisite study of the effects of cochlear implants on young deaf children’s development. Data published to date on 188 deaf and 97 hearing children indicate that parents report high levels of context-specific parenting stress and less sensitivity during parent–child interactions and use fewer higher-level language techniques. Children’s language was related to higher rates of behavior problems, which were associated with higher parenting stress. After implantation, children made impressive gains in spoken language, and these were directly related to maternal sensitivity and use of facilitative language techniques. Our results indicated that cochlear implantation should be accompanied by parenting interventions that increase sensitivity and use of higher-level language strategies and foster a stronger parent–child relationship.